Spain sees 3rd daily drop in Coronavirus deaths
MADRID: Spain saw its third consecutive daily decline in the number of people dying from the Coronavirus pandemic as the country recorded another 674 fatalities on Sunday.
The health ministry said total deaths were now 12,418, the highest in the world after Italy, since the pandemic emerged in China in December.
The 674 fatalities, which were sharply down on the record 950 recorded on April 2, represented an increase of 5.7 percent over the last 24 hours, compared to a 30 percent leap in one recent day.
Meanwhile, more than 1.2 million cases, including 65,272 deaths, have been reported in 190 countries and territories around the world.
Italy has the highest official death toll with 15,362 fatalities.
Spain follows with 12,418, the United States is on 8,503, France 7,560 and Britain 4,313.
A day earlier, Italy cheered after seeing its number of intensive care cases drop for the first time -from 4,068 on Friday to 3,994. Earlier on Sunday, India’s High Commissioner Jawed Ashraf said that ten of the 72 Indian nationals infected with the Coronavirus in Singapore have recovered and the rest are mostly in stable condition. Over 700 Indian nationals, including over 70 tourists and students, are stranded in the island nation due to non-availability of flights.
Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah as Gulf states tightened measures in big cities to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. Dubai had been under an overnight curfew along with the rest of United Arab Emirates since March 26.
New York state, epicentre of the US outbreak, reports 630 new deaths in one day, its largest 24-hour spike.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio issues an emergency plea for volunteers, estimating the city will need 45,000 more medical personnel to fight the pandemic through April and May.
President Donald Trump warns Americans to brace for a “very horrendous” number of Coronavirus deaths in the coming days.